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Situated in Larbert, Tryst Brewery has been producing quality ales since 2003. John McGarva, owner and head brewer, is always focusing on adding new twists to traditional recipes to create unique takes on classic ales. All of our brews are made with Scottish malt from Mungoswells in East Lothian with additions from Bairds Malt to add depth of colour and flavour. To keep our beers evolving we use hops from all over the globe allowing for a broad range of tastes and aromas.

We are committed to doing our part for the environment at the brewery. Our used malt goes to some local farms for use in agriculture. We also use our spent hops for composting, which helps enrich our small garden, where we attempt to grow some classic British hop varieties such as Fuggle and Target.

Closed because of retirement.
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Scopey (25563) reviewed
Amarillo from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask hand pull at GBBF 2018. It pours clear golden with a small, but decent white head m. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, orange peel, tangerine and orange blossom. The taste is dry, bitter, pithy, zesty, peppery spice, orange peel, tangerine, quite bright, straw, toasted grain and some soapiness with a drying finish. Light body and soft carbonation. Quite bright and quaffable. Xxxoolid golde.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2018 at 13:52
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
McGuffin's Golden Ale from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the hanging bat... Deep amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose... Soft sweet juicy fruits.. Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit
Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2018 at 15:23
Stuu (35163) reviewed
McGuffin's Golden Ale from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours golden orange, nose is lemon, grassy, toffee, taste is grassy, lemon, chewy. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) Birrificio degli Archi McGuffin's Golden Ale on 09 Oct 2018 at 14:20 - Score: 6
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2018 at 08:16
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Summit from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Cronx Bar. It pours clear yellow with a small white head. The aroma is toasty grain, herbal, spice, hay, old rope, piss, grapefruit and bread. The taste is dry, bitter, pink grapefruit upfront, zesty, pithy, peppery spice, straw, lemon rind, grassy and light herbal accents with a dry finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. A bit more vibrant and more citrus than the Belma I had just before. Decent enough.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2018 at 14:43
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Belma from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Cronx Bar. It pours clear blonde with a medium white head. The aroma is toasty grain, sponge cake, lemon curd, grass and hay. The taste is dry, bitter, green, grassy, floral, sponge cake, doughy white bread, toasty grain, earth a bit of spice with a dry, spiced finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. A fairly run of the mill gold. Fair.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2018 at 14:36
Stuu (35163) reviewed
XL5 from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, caramel, light fruit, taste is sweet, grassy, lemon.
Tried from Cask on 05 Apr 2018 at 06:59
jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
Marshmallow Porter from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Great Grog. Gusher. Black body with a medium beige head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of charred wood, rusted metal and cranberry. Flavour of steel, sour red apple and white sugar. Thin body with a spritzy mouthfeel. Overly fizzy. Disappointingly sharp, thin and over-carbonated. Messy.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2018 at 22:01
Olut (22669) reviewed
Double Chocolate Porter from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Rochdale Beer Festival 2017. Very dark ale. It has dominant chocolate orange flavours but it blurs the lines between porter and stout in this one.
Tried on 29 Mar 2018 at 21:54
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Maple Porter from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the hanging bat... deep brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet woody maple chocolate roast malts nose... Thin body.. Ovaltine maple roast
Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2018 at 15:05
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Maple Porter from Tryst Brewery
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the hanging bat. Pours deep ruby, nose is caramel, vanilla, roasted, maple syrup, taste is super sweet, syrupy, chocolate, toffee.
Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2018 at 08:21